The times., 1887-05-20

lax. III lS expressly StdItu, uOWcNcIs
that the privilege is granted simply as
a matter of courtesy" and that 1t is
not to be regarded as precedent.
The Iowa railroad commissioners
have acted upon the complaint of
Governor Larrabee against the Chi
cago Burlington and Quincy railroad.
| They find that the company has been
| guilty of excessive and unjust discrim-
| nations in its tariff on coal, and re-
| commend a revision of the schedule to
conform to the Interstate commerce
| law.
John Schoonmaker, one of the Inter
| state commerce commissioners, says a
preponderance of the testimony taken
| by the commission in the South favOrs
| continuance of the suspension of
the long and short haul clause of the
| law in that section. He does not think
| the complaints from the Pacific coast
regarding the operation of the clause
are well founded.
According to the statistics of the
| emigration commissioners of New
York City, showing the destination of
the immigrants who arrived at that
| port last year, illinois is the third
| first and Pennsylvania second. The
| total number was 300, 1887, of which
| New York retained 1854, Pennsyl-
| vania received AZ, 102, and Illinois
1902.
An investigation by the Louisiana
board of health into the alleged pre-
valence of leprosy at st. Martinville
shows that the malady exists there,
although the reports have been much
exaggerated. Only eight cases, in
cluding the suspected ones, were dis
covered. The board recommends the
establishment of leper hospital by
the state, and the New Orleans press
heartily approves the project.
Sherman & Marsh and Schnabel q
Co., two barb-wire manufacturing
firms of Chicago, have assigned for the
benefit of their creditors. In both
cases the liabilities are estimated to be
nearly double the assets, and the en-
tire amounts involved are several hun
dred thousand dollars. Sherman &
Marsh's failure is attributed by Mr..
Marsh to the Interstate commerce
act.
1t is said that the forthcoming an
nual report of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad will show that
the contemplated extensions of that
system are of more magnitude than
the public has supposed. Among the
proposed lines is one through Indian
Territory, southwestern Texas, and
the southwestern part of New Mex
leo, which will bring Ell Paso six hun
dred miles nearer to the Missouri
river than at present, and give Atchi-
son the shortest transcontlnental
route.
The house at Springfield, Illinois,
observed the anniversary of the Hay
market massacre by passing the Mer-
ritt bill. providing for the punishment
of accessories the same as principals
in cases where unlawful acts result
from seditious OF incendiary speeches
or publications. The bill encountered
the fierce opposition of the "labor"
members, who StigmatiZed it as "un-
constitutional and dangerous" The
vote on its passage was 81 yeas to 30
nays. There is no doubt of the SEN
ate's concurrence.
Judge Dykeman, of New York, in his
decision in the suit of the consolidated
| exchange to compel the New York
stock-eXchange and the Commercial
Telegraph company to furnish it with
the quotations of the stock-exchang
holds that the latter. because of the
| nature of its business, is public in
stitution, although it has no charter,
and has always claimed to be private
concern. The decision, which is in
favor of the plaintiff, is in line with
| decision just rendered in similar case
| by Philadelphia court, and is Of the
highest Importance.
Speculation in real estate, coupled
with great activity in building opera
tions, continues to be lively through
| the West. The railway construction
boom is unchecked, 987 miles having
been completed already this year,
| against 652 miles to the corresponding
| date of 1866. 1.-The enormous supply
of money" says r. G. Dun Il Co., in
| their weekly review, ''goes far to ex-
PLAIN the situation. Large amounts
OF foreign capital are seeking invest
ment here on account Of the inade-
quate demand abroad" While this
state of things continues, and crop
action is deemed probable.
Thirty-five bodies were recovered
from the Vancouver coal company's
mine, near Nanaimo, b. c., OH Mon
day. The rescuing party found
shovel on which was written: "Thlr-
teen hours, and now dying in misery
John Evans" The bod es were all
found in No. level. They had come
as far as the halfway switch, where
they found q cave-in. They then bar
ricaded the passage to shut out the
after-damp. Afterward they returned
to the air-shaft, where the after damp
caught them and they ali succumbed.
They had partially succeeded in barri-
cading this passage also. The fire is
under control
The Australian delegates to the re-
cent colonial conference at London
are reported as being greatly displeas-
ed with the position OF the ministry
on the New Hebrides question, AS de-
fined by Lord Salisbury before the
conference. The agent general OF
Victoria, Sir Graham Berry, is said to
have declared that his lOrdship's
speech on that occasion would have
been excellent coming from the mouth
of the French premier" Colonial sem
timent is strongly against any course
which implies the slightest recognition
Of French pretensions i'll the New
Hebrides, while the imperial govern
ment is apparently determined not to
risk a rupture with France even TO
satisfy the Australians. The situation
does not look promising for the feder-